Main Entry:: ex·tent
Pronunciation:: \ik-ˈstent\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend
Date:: 14th century

1archaic : valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation2 a: seizure (as of land) in execution of a writ of extent in Great Britain ; also : the condition of being so seized b: a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property3 a: the range over which something extends : scope <the extent of her jurisdiction> b: the point, degree, or limit to which something extends <using talents to the greatest extent> c: the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends : magnitude <the extent of the forest>

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